Legislation Affecting Civilian Retirement Plans Coming Soon The new rules should make saving for retirement easier.
Sweeping Military Justice Reforms Get New Life in Annual Defense Bill Changes to the military justice system that got cut from last year's defense policy bill have been revived in the version of...
Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange, Radiation, Toxic Water Included in Landmark Burn Pit Bill The bill, expected to be signed by President Biden, contains a number of initiatives to help veterans sickened during...
Sweeping Toxic Exposure Bill Nears Finish Line After Senate Passage The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act would extend benefits to an estimated 3.5 million vets exposed...
Senator Wants DoD Climate Change Goals Locked into Law Sen. Tammy Duckworth is introducing a bill that would set renewable energy goals for the DoD that match targets the military...
Deal for Sweeping Toxic Exposure Bill Reached in Senate The bill could help an estimated 3.5 million veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other airborne hazards while serving...
Two Years Later, Military Medical Malpractice Law's Namesake Still Waits for Answer on His Claim The Stayskal legislation did not repeal Feres, but it provided a pathway for troops harmed by neglect or malpractice to...
Top Senate Democrat Throws Weight Behind Massive Toxic Exposure Bill The Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics, or PACT, Act, passed the House and will receive a vote in the...
Sweeping Toxic Exposure Bill Passed by House Advocates are celebrating the vote as a major win in the fight for recognition that their ailments were caused by breathing...
Landmark Military Toxic Exposure Bill to Get Vote Next Week Lawmakers will vote on a $282 billion bill that would fast-track benefits to millions of vets sickened by burn pits and...
Surge of Female Enlistments Helped Drive Army Success in Reaching 2024 Recruiting Goal Nearly 10,000 women signed up for active duty in 2024, an 18% jump from the previous year, while male recruitment increased...
The Army's Fitness Standards May Shift in 2025. But How Much Tougher Will They Be? The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025...
Military Academies Quashed Army-Navy Game Advertisement Featuring Marine Recommended for Medal of Honor The ad, which lauded the life and bravery of retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr., was sponsored by a group that has backed...
Early Momentum: Army Hits 30,000 Recruits, Half its Goal for the Year The service has 30,000 new enlistments this year -- an increase of 6,000 compared to the same period last year, the data...
2 Military Planes Are Fighting LA's Fires, But Navy Helicopters and Marines Are Still Awaiting Orders The Pentagon said Friday that two military C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a firefighting system are now flying over...
